Field notes, v1506
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14 June rotten. just thought it had been on the beach about a month. we cleaned off the bones & carted them out. also got the stomach, which contained a pair of squid beaks. late - whale turned out to be a Mesoplodon sp. Red Barn National Seashore Rdptn, San. W. O'Leary, Marina, Calif 3 July foggy early, clear at hdgtns when we arrived at 9:30 AM. Temp at least 18C. Only 1-200 but then. 1 Antigurys, the rest M. guamanensis. a few adult-sized young (told by graye pelage), many recently born gals (a few dozen or two), over 40 young dead in the kelp, beneath the rock coast. Collected the Antigurys (209) & 15 Myotis, 1 Myotis was pregnant, the rest either lactating or with swollen or enlarged nipples. The Antigurys has a strong, pearlescent color. Penis is very broad, (broader than long) looks like part is somehow eroded. Is this the source of the smell? Hastings Reservaton, Monterey Co., Calif 9 July Pearson, Joa, Philip & I arrived in the midst of a rain that eventually left 1/4 inch on the ground shattering all previous July records. Very warm, in 60's & 70's. Cleaned off the right of Jul 10-11.